There were many reminders that yesterday was 9/11 as every community had flags at half mast and the businesses we entered had folks wearing patriotic colors. This picture was taken at the end of our trail for the day -- Apache Junction, Arizona --
Wickenburg is to Arizona as Ellensburg is to Washington. Nice town with lots of remnants of the Old West.
Left Wickenburg on Highway 60 yesterday morning headed to Phoenix. The first flat tire occurred after twenty-six miles of riding. Weather was quite pleasant up in the foothills, but it did warm up considerably once reaching Surprise. However, the weather was an improvement over the previous few days, as it didn’t reach a high of 94 until the end of my ride about 3:00 p.m. in Tempe. The second flat occurred at 39 miles. Libby joined me with reinforcements - a heavy duty tube and the portable air compressor.
Libby worked out at Curves in Surprise, and then spent the remainder of the day following the bike path on the city streets, getting lost, and car touring many residential districts in the process.
After a hearty second breakfast, I left Highway 60 for streets through residential areas and onto the Arizona Canal bicycle path. It was a beautiful path along the canal, which took me through Phoenix. Many times along the pathway, it was tempting to take an off ramp down into the canal for a cooling swim, but I resisted. The pathway took me along the base of Camelback Mountain, through parks, around multi beautiful churches, and ended at Arizona State University Stadium in Tempe.
We didn't get to blog last night as a dust storm blew in making the WiFi connections unavailable. We spent the night near Apache Junction where I will leave this morning headed to Globe.
Miles Traveled = 79
Total Miles Traveled = 509
1 comment:
Hi Leroy! Thanks for sharing your amazing adventure--it's inspiring in many ways. Are you shaping a book in your mind, as you pedal away the miles? Wishing you smooth pavement and mild weather! See you when you return,
~Michele @ Bridges
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